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Home » Fun and Easy Kids Crafts » Rainbow Pot of Gold St. Patrick’s Day Handprint Craft

Rainbow Pot of Gold St. Patrick’s Day Handprint Craft

By Krissy of B-Inspired Mama 34 Comments

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This type of cookie-cutter craft (where the finished craft always looks the same) goes against everything I learned while becoming an art teacher. But, I’ve learned as a mama that every parent loves a sweet handprint craft from their child! Plus, every toddler and preschooler loves making a handprint craft — cookie-cutter or not!

A Cute St. Patrick’s Day Handprint Craft for Kids

This cute and colorful St Patricks Day handprint craft transforms your kid’s hand print into a magical rainbow emerging from a leprechaun’s pot of gold. Check it out…

A photo of a Rainbow Pot of Gold St Patrick's Day Handprint Craft featuring a rainbow-painted handprint coming out of a pot of gold coins (made out of chocolate gold coin wrappers).

Colorful Handprint Rainbow & Pot of Gold Craft

This handprint craft takes typical preschool handprint art to another level. It turns your child’s hand into a colorful handprint rainbow!

While this rainbow handprint is cool on its own, the addition of some chocolate gold coin wrappers and construction paper make this the cutest handprint craft for St. Patrick’s Day.

St. Patrick's Day Rainbow Handprint Craft at B-InspiredMama.com
Toddlers and preschoolers alike love the feeling of having their hand painted. And, they marvel at the magical rainbow handprint they make when pressing it onto the paper.
Photos of a little girl making a Rainbow Pot of Gold St Patrick's Day Handprint Craft
Then, they get valuable fine motor practice unwrapping their chocolate coins and gluing down the foil wrappers and construction paper pot.
Finally, kids love sharing their sweet handprint craft with their loved ones and having their little handprint preserved for years to come.
This rainbow handprint craft would be perfect for a group of preschoolers at a St. Patrick’s Day party or playdate — if you can get them past the chocolate-eating step!

Pot of Gold St Patricks Day Handprint Craft Instructions:

A photo of a kids St Patrick's Day handprint craft with a rainbow handprint coming out of a pot of gold, which is made out of black construction paper and chocolate gold coin wrappers.

Rainbow & Pot of Gold St Patrick's Day Handprint Craft

This cute and colorful Saint Patricks Day handprint craft features a magical handprint rainbow emerging from a leprechaun's pot of gold!
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Prep Time5 minutes
Activity Time20 minutes
Total Time25 minutes

Tools

  • scissors
  • paintbrush
  • plastic cup (for water)

Materials

  • 2 sheet construction paper (1 black, 1 white)
  • washable paint (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple)
  • washable school glue
  • 4-5 chocolate gold coins (for foil wrappers)
  • paint pen (white)

Steps

  • Paint rainbow stripes on the child's hand, from the base of the palm to the tip of each finger, in the order of the rainbow (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple).
  • While the paint is still wet, press the child's hand down onto the top half of a piece of white construction paper, with fingers pointing up. Allow to dry.
  • Unwrap the chocolate gold coins and glue the foil wrappers onto the white construction paper at the base of the handprint, overlapping them a bit. (Eat the chocolate!)
  • Use scissors to cut a circular pot shape out of black construction paper, and glue it onto the white construction paper at the base of the gold coin wrappers.
  • Use a white paint pen to write "Happy St. Patrick's Day!" on the pot of gold.

Notes

This rainbow handprint craft would be fun to do with a group of preschoolers at a St. Patrick's Day party or playdate!
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Project Type: Arts and Crafts
Category: Holiday · Kid-Friendly

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More Handprint Crafts for Kids:

  • Preschool Valentines Craft – A Handprint Heart
  • Sweet Homemade Handprint Ornament
  • Sweet & Sentimental Kids Handprint Wreath Christmas Craft
 
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About Krissy of B-Inspired Mama

Former M.Ed Art Teacher. Current Blogger & Social Media Influencer. Always Crazy & Creative Mama of 3.

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Comments

  1. Maya Brown-Zimmerman says

    February 21, 2016 at 10:02 PM

    Hi! I’m sorry to post this here, but I couldn’t find a way to email you. I’m a staff writer at adoption.com. I’m writing an article on St. Patrick’s day crafts that adoptive families can send to their children’s birth parents. I would like to feature this article. This would entail me using one of the images from your site and linking to your article. Do I have your permission? Thank you!

    Reply
    • Krissy @ B-Inspired Mama says

      February 22, 2016 at 9:11 AM

      Of course. Thank you for asking. Now I’m off to see how I can make contacting me via email easier. 🙂

      Reply
  2. Amy @ Marvelous Mommy says

    February 22, 2014 at 11:30 AM

    I love all the St. Patrick’s Day crafts! My girls would enjoy painting their hands like a rainbow! Thanks for linking up with us at the Create Link Inspire party! You were featured today! http://www.marvelousmommy.com/2014/02/7-featured-crafts-for-kids/

    Reply
    • Krissy @ B-Inspired Mama says

      February 23, 2014 at 9:02 AM

      Thanks for the feature, Amy!

      Reply
  3. Megan says

    March 11, 2013 at 11:47 PM

    I just blogged about my copycat version at http://lifeatthe800house.com/2013/03/11/st-patricks-handprint-art/

    Reply
    • Krissy @ B-InspiredMama says

      March 12, 2013 at 9:17 AM

      Thanks, Megan! Yours is adorable. I hope your boys had fun.

      Reply
  4. Sarah says

    February 28, 2013 at 8:19 PM

    Featured you here:

    http://lifewithleahy.blogspot.com/2013/02/st-patricks-day-craft-decor.html

    Ours isn’t as pretty, but we had fun making it!!!

    Thanks
    Sarah

    Reply
  5. MollyMoo | Michelle says

    February 19, 2013 at 8:17 AM

    Come join the St Patrick’s Day Craft & Activity linkup on http://mollymoo.ie/2013/02/st-patricks-day-kids-craft-roundup/

    I just LOVE this.
    Michelle xx

    Reply
  6. Jenn says

    February 15, 2013 at 8:17 PM

    This is so cute! I am always a sucker for handprint projects! 🙂

    Reply
    • Krissy @ B-InspiredMama says

      February 17, 2013 at 9:04 AM

      I know – I think every mama is! Thanks for stopping by, Jenn. 🙂

      Reply
  7. Anonymous says

    March 22, 2012 at 7:38 PM

    wow i loved this so doing it with my little sister

    Reply
  8. Tami says

    March 18, 2012 at 3:59 AM

    Just stopping by to let you know that I've featured your craft on Family Fun Crafts! You can see it here:
    http://funfamilycrafts.com/st-patricks-day-handprint-rainbow/

    If you have other kid friendly crafts, I'd love it if you would submit them. 🙂 If you would like to display a
    featured button on your site, you can grab one from the right side bar of your post above.

    Reply
  9. Jennifer says

    March 16, 2012 at 12:16 AM

    Just did this w/ my 1 and 3 year olds and it was tons of fun!! Plus, we had a lesson in primary colors and mixing them to make other colors.

    Reply
  10. km says

    March 5, 2012 at 3:38 AM

    FANTASTIC!!! We did a non-paint version and the kiddos enjoyed really enjoyed it. THANKS so much for the idea!

    Reply
    • Krissy Sherman Bonning says

      March 12, 2012 at 5:45 PM

      Oh, I could see that, too. Maybe cutting a hand out and then letting them color the rainbow stripes on it? How did you do it?

      Reply
    • Anonymous says

      March 16, 2012 at 12:48 PM

      I have done a versino of this when I worked with preschoolers but without the chocolate candy. Just gold circles.. or the best that they could cut them out. I believe in a child doing his own work no matter how it comes out.. thanks for sharing..

      Reply
  11. Leslie says

    February 22, 2012 at 3:12 PM

    LOVE IT!

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    • Krissy Sherman Bonning says

      March 12, 2012 at 5:44 PM

      Thanks!

      Reply

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